2021 QV6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Aug 2026	27.8	2.188 AU	2.745 AU	12h57m	+01°50'	47.3°	19.9°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2021 QV6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4631963
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6075805
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.78453
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.31457
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.27619
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 353.60809
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 236.63333
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.66411
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.04            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 57 30.4   +01 50 20     2.745    2.188   47.3   19.9   106   27.8 
2026-08-19 13:07 UT   12 58 23.7   +01 45 23     2.751    2.190   47.0   19.8   106   27.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 59 07.9   +01 41 17     2.757    2.191   46.8   19.7   106   27.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 00 45.5   +01 32 13     2.769    2.194   46.2   19.5   106   27.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 02 23.1   +01 23 11     2.780    2.197   45.7   19.2   105   27.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 04 00.8   +01 14 08     2.792    2.200   45.2   19.0   105   27.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 05 38.5   +01 05 07     2.803    2.202   44.7   18.8   105   27.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 07 16.3   +00 56 06     2.815    2.205   44.2   18.6   105   27.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 08 54.2   +00 47 07     2.826    2.208   43.7   18.4   105   27.9 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 10 32.1   +00 38 08     2.837    2.211   43.2   18.2   104   27.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 12 10.1   +00 29 09     2.848    2.213   42.6   18.0   104   27.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 13 48.1   +00 20 12     2.859    2.216   42.1   17.8   104   27.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 15 26.3   +00 11 16     2.870    2.219   41.6   17.6   104   27.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 17 04.4   +00 02 21     2.881    2.221   41.1   17.4   103   27.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 18 42.7   +00 06 33     2.891    2.224   40.6   17.2   103   27.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   13 20 21.0   +00 15 27     2.902    2.226   40.1   17.0   103   27.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   13 21 59.5   +00 24 19     2.912    2.229   39.6   16.8   103   27.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   13 23 37.9   +00 33 09     2.922    2.231   39.0   16.5   102   27.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   13 25 16.5   +00 41 59     2.932    2.234   38.5   16.3   102   27.9 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   13 26 55.2   +00 50 47     2.943    2.236   38.0   16.1   102   27.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   13 28 34.0   +00 59 34     2.952    2.239   37.5   15.9   102   27.9 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.